Telstra allegedly withdraws from marriage equality debate under church pressure
 

Telstra allegedly withdraws from marriage equality debate under church pressure
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Allegedly under pressure from the Catholic Church,*Australia's largest telecommunications provider will **t be participating in the public campaign in support of same-*** marriage, a new report suggests.

According to*The Australian,*Archdiocese of Sydney business manager Michael Digges approached a number of companies who had given permission for their logo to be used in a newspaper advertisement in support of marriage equality in May 2015.*

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He suggested the church could withdraw business from participating companies, including Telstra, which reportedly serves Catholic schools around Australia.* Read more...


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